{"id":145012,"date":"2023-04-15T00:31:32","date_gmt":"2023-04-14T19:01:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.imageantra.com\/eight-corners-that-you-have-to-visit-to-be-able-to-say-that-you-really-know-merida\/"},"modified":"2023-04-15T00:31:32","modified_gmt":"2023-04-14T19:01:32","slug":"eight-corners-that-you-have-to-visit-to-be-able-to-say-that-you-really-know-merida","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.imageantra.com\/eight-corners-that-you-have-to-visit-to-be-able-to-say-that-you-really-know-merida\/","title":{"rendered":"Eight corners that you have to visit to be able to say that you really know M\u00e9rida"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>In our search for beautiful places, full of charm and with a lot of history, we couldn&#8217;t help but make a stop along the way to<strong> visit Merida,<\/strong> a beautiful and very welcoming city, where every corner is special (almost literally).<\/p>\n<p><!-- BREAK 1 --><\/p>\n<p>Thus, after getting to know other cities in depth such as Palencia, Soria, Teruel, Cuenca, Melilla, Logro\u00f1o or Seville, today we are going to Extremadura to discover its capital.<\/p>\n<p><!-- BREAK 2 --> <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-asset article-asset-normal article-asset-center\">\n<div class=\"desvio-container\">\n<div class=\"desvio\">\n<div class=\"desvio-figure js-desvio-figure\">\n<p>     <\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Roman theatre<\/h2>\n<div class=\"article-asset-image article-asset-normal article-asset-center\">\n<div class=\"asset-content\">\n<div class=\"base-wrapper-image\" style=\"padding-top:60.103626943005%;\">\n                 <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sf-lazy centro_sinmarco\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.blogs.es\/fcdbac\/merida\/450_1000.jpeg?w=788&#038;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i.blogs.es\/fcdbac\/merida\/650_1200.jpeg 681w,https:\/\/i.blogs.es\/fcdbac\/merida\/1024_2000.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/i.blogs.es\/fcdbac\/merida\/1366_2000.jpeg 1366w,\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.blogs.es\/fcdbac\/merida\/450_1000.jpeg?w=788&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"merida\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><br \/>\n  <noscript><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"merida\" class=\"centro_sinmarco\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.blogs.es\/fcdbac\/merida\/450_1000.jpeg?w=788&#038;ssl=1\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>If M\u00e9rida is characterized by something, it is its Roman ruins.  And it is that as we well know (or else we tell you) it was founded as a Roman colony by order of the emperor Octavio Augusto as a retreat for veteran soldiers, its Roman name being <em>Emeritus Augusta.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!-- BREAK 3 --><\/p>\n<p>Thus, one of its great monuments is the Roman Theater, which is a true marvel that is worth admiring and also taking the opportunity to see some of the performances that are still being done today.<\/p>\n<p><!-- BREAK 4 --><\/p>\n<h2>diana temple<\/h2>\n<div class=\"article-asset-image article-asset-normal article-asset-center\">\n<div class=\"asset-content\">\n<div class=\"base-wrapper-image\" style=\"padding-top:100%;\">\n                 <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sf-lazy centro_sinmarco\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.blogs.es\/580755\/merida\/450_1000.jpeg?w=788&#038;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i.blogs.es\/580755\/merida\/650_1200.jpeg 681w,https:\/\/i.blogs.es\/580755\/merida\/1024_2000.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/i.blogs.es\/580755\/merida\/1366_2000.jpeg 1366w,\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.blogs.es\/580755\/merida\/450_1000.jpeg?w=788&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"merida\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><br \/>\n  <noscript><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"merida\" class=\"centro_sinmarco\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.blogs.es\/580755\/merida\/450_1000.jpeg?w=788&#038;ssl=1\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Turning a corner while walking through the pedestrian streets of the center of M\u00e9rida and coming across a vestige of the Roman Empire is something very normal and that is how we will find the <strong>diana temple<\/strong>.  It is the only Roman religious building that has survived in M\u00e9rida in an acceptable state of conservation and, the truth is that it is beautiful.  Since 1993 it has been declared a World Heritage Site as part of the M\u00e9rida Archaeological Site.<\/p>\n<p><!-- BREAK 5 --><!-- PIVOT START --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pivot-ecommerce-container\">\n<div class=\"pivot-ecommerce\">\n<div class=\"pivot-ecommerce-figure\">\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Hotel Ilunion Merida Palace\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.blogs.es\/b6efb9\/descarga-15-\/original.jpeg?w=788&#038;ssl=1\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"pivot-ecommerce-summary\">\n<p class=\"pivot-ecommerce-desc\">Hotel Ilunion Merida Palace<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- PIVOT END --><\/p>\n<h2>Roman amphitheater<\/h2>\n<div class=\"article-asset-image article-asset-normal article-asset-center\">\n<div class=\"asset-content\">\n<div class=\"base-wrapper-image\" style=\"padding-top:37.734375%;\">\n                 <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sf-lazy centro_sinmarco\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.blogs.es\/c595b9\/merida\/450_1000.jpeg?w=788&#038;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i.blogs.es\/c595b9\/merida\/650_1200.jpeg 681w,https:\/\/i.blogs.es\/c595b9\/merida\/1024_2000.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/i.blogs.es\/c595b9\/merida\/1366_2000.jpeg 1366w,\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.blogs.es\/c595b9\/merida\/450_1000.jpeg?w=788&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"merida\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><br \/>\n  <noscript><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"merida\" class=\"centro_sinmarco\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.blogs.es\/c595b9\/merida\/450_1000.jpeg?w=788&#038;ssl=1\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>As advice that we will give you if you are thinking of visiting M\u00e9rida is that you do not do it in the middle of summer because it is really very hot.  Of course, in spring it is a true marvel because it does not matter to walk in the sun and to be able to visit other jewels such as the Amphitheater that is also spectacularly preserved and that was inaugurated in the year 8 a.  C. to celebrate gladiatorial games and fights between animals or between men and animals.<\/p>\n<p><!-- BREAK 6 --><\/p>\n<h2>arch of trajan<\/h2>\n<div class=\"article-asset-image article-asset-normal article-asset-center\">\n<div class=\"asset-content\">\n<div class=\"base-wrapper-image\" style=\"padding-top:126.81114551084%;\">\n                 <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sf-lazy centro_sinmarco\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.blogs.es\/fa8e75\/merida\/450_1000.jpeg?w=788&#038;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i.blogs.es\/fa8e75\/merida\/650_1200.jpeg 681w,https:\/\/i.blogs.es\/fa8e75\/merida\/1024_2000.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/i.blogs.es\/fa8e75\/merida\/1366_2000.jpeg 1366w,\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.blogs.es\/fa8e75\/merida\/450_1000.jpeg?w=788&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"merida\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><br \/>\n  <noscript><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"merida\" class=\"centro_sinmarco\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.blogs.es\/fa8e75\/merida\/450_1000.jpeg?w=788&#038;ssl=1\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Another of the obligatory photos is next to the <strong>arch of trajan<\/strong> which, originally, is located on the Kardo Maximus -the main road of the Roman city that crossed it from North to South- and perhaps gave access to a sacred precinct that would precede a temple dedicated to imperial worship.  Today we found it very close to the main square and it is beautiful.<\/p>\n<p><!-- BREAK 7 --><\/p>\n<h2>National Museum of Roman Art<\/h2>\n<div class=\"article-asset-image article-asset-normal article-asset-center\">\n<div class=\"asset-content\">\n<div class=\"base-wrapper-image\" style=\"padding-top:133.33333333333%;\">\n                 <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sf-lazy centro_sinmarco\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.blogs.es\/e18c81\/merida\/450_1000.jpeg?w=788&#038;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i.blogs.es\/e18c81\/merida\/650_1200.jpeg 681w,https:\/\/i.blogs.es\/e18c81\/merida\/1024_2000.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/i.blogs.es\/e18c81\/merida\/1366_2000.jpeg 1366w,\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.blogs.es\/e18c81\/merida\/450_1000.jpeg?w=788&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"merida\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><br \/>\n  <noscript><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"merida\" class=\"centro_sinmarco\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.blogs.es\/e18c81\/merida\/450_1000.jpeg?w=788&#038;ssl=1\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Since we are immersed in flour and discovering ancient history, we have to enter this Museum where we will see unique pieces in a fantastic state of conservation, with priceless jewels and, furthermore, it is also very beautiful inside.<\/p>\n<p><!-- BREAK 8 --><!-- PIVOT START --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pivot-ecommerce-container\">\n<div class=\"pivot-ecommerce\">\n<div class=\"pivot-ecommerce-figure\">\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Parador de Merida\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.blogs.es\/a0527d\/descarga-16-\/original.jpeg?w=788&#038;ssl=1\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- PIVOT END --><\/p>\n<h2>Roman bridge<\/h2>\n<div class=\"article-asset-image article-asset-normal article-asset-center\">\n<div class=\"asset-content\">\n<div class=\"base-wrapper-image\" style=\"padding-top:66.6796875%;\">\n                 <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sf-lazy centro_sinmarco\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.blogs.es\/7cf4ed\/merida\/450_1000.jpeg?w=788&#038;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i.blogs.es\/7cf4ed\/merida\/650_1200.jpeg 681w,https:\/\/i.blogs.es\/7cf4ed\/merida\/1024_2000.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/i.blogs.es\/7cf4ed\/merida\/1366_2000.jpeg 1366w,\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.blogs.es\/7cf4ed\/merida\/450_1000.jpeg?w=788&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"merida\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><br \/>\n  <noscript><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"merida\" class=\"centro_sinmarco\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.blogs.es\/7cf4ed\/merida\/450_1000.jpeg?w=788&#038;ssl=1\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>We cannot go to M\u00e9rida and not walk around the Roman Bridge that crosses the Guadiana River.  The photos, we assure you, will be spectacular.<\/p>\n<p><!-- BREAK 9 --><\/p>\n<h2>The Basilica of Santa Eulalia<\/h2>\n<div class=\"article-asset-image article-asset-normal article-asset-center\">\n<div class=\"asset-content\">\n<div class=\"base-wrapper-image\" style=\"padding-top:155.12939001848%;\">\n                 <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sf-lazy centro_sinmarco\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.blogs.es\/9f2ca9\/merida\/450_1000.jpeg?w=788&#038;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i.blogs.es\/9f2ca9\/merida\/650_1200.jpeg 681w,https:\/\/i.blogs.es\/9f2ca9\/merida\/1024_2000.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/i.blogs.es\/9f2ca9\/merida\/1366_2000.jpeg 1366w,\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.blogs.es\/9f2ca9\/merida\/450_1000.jpeg?w=788&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"merida\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><br \/>\n  <noscript><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"merida\" class=\"centro_sinmarco\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.blogs.es\/9f2ca9\/merida\/450_1000.jpeg?w=788&#038;ssl=1\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>As a good patron of the city (and perpetual mayoress) she has her basilica, which is also considered a very important nucleus of the birth of Christianity in the Iberian Peninsula.  A beautiful building that you have to visit.<\/p>\n<p><!-- BREAK 10 --><\/p>\n<h2>Spain Square<\/h2>\n<div class=\"article-asset-image article-asset-normal article-asset-center\">\n<div class=\"asset-content\">\n<div class=\"base-wrapper-image\" style=\"padding-top:66.640625%;\">\n                 <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sf-lazy centro_sinmarco\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.blogs.es\/917da8\/merida\/450_1000.jpeg?w=788&#038;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i.blogs.es\/917da8\/merida\/650_1200.jpeg 681w,https:\/\/i.blogs.es\/917da8\/merida\/1024_2000.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/i.blogs.es\/917da8\/merida\/1366_2000.jpeg 1366w,\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.blogs.es\/917da8\/merida\/450_1000.jpeg?w=788&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"merida\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><br \/>\n  <noscript><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"merida\" class=\"centro_sinmarco\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.blogs.es\/917da8\/merida\/450_1000.jpeg?w=788&#038;ssl=1\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>And, as we know that so much dedication to culture, history and knowledge is also exhausting, we recommend you sit in Plaza Espa\u00f1a to enjoy the views and a good beer.<\/p>\n<p><!-- BREAK 11 --><\/p>\n<p>Of course, do not think that the thing ends here because M\u00e9rida is one of those cities that surprises you at every step and where we can find wonderful places and people. <\/p>\n<p><!-- BREAK 12 --><\/p>\n<p><em>Note: some of the links in this article are affiliated and may bring a benefit to Trendencias<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!-- BREAK 13 --><\/p>\n<p>Photos |  Lmbuga (Luis Miguel Bugallo S\u00e1nchez), Jordi Vich Navarro, Xosema, Benjam\u00edn N\u00fa\u00f1ez Gonz\u00e1lez, Tom\u00e1s Fano, \u00c1ngel M. Felic\u00edsimo<\/p>\n<p><!-- BREAK 14 --><\/p>\n<p>In Jared |  Real bread: 15 artisan bakeries in Madrid where you can buy it<\/p>\n<p><!-- BREAK 15 --><\/p>\n<p>In Jared |  19 Netflix movies for when you need to cry your heart out<\/p>\n<p><!-- BREAK 16 --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In our search for beautiful places, full of charm and with a lot of history, we couldn&#8217;t help but make a stop along the way to visit Merida, a beautiful and very welcoming city, where every corner is special (almost literally). 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